Head coach of the Ghana national football team, CK Akonnor, has been told he must take a pay-cut before his salary is paid. According to the Minister of Youth and Sports, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has forced his office to insist on the salary slash from the former …
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Intervene to fix Ghana’s electoral mess – Mahama appeals to international bodies
Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has called on the international community to as a matter of urgency intervene in the electoral processes in Ghana. He says they must take a keen interest in current happenings which he described as chaotic. It follows …
Read More »No bed syndrome: Government begins distribution of 10,000 beds to public health facilities
A total of 10,000 hospital beds are to be distributed to all public health facilities across the country beginning this week under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). This according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at reducing the “no bed syndrome” in the country’s public health space. Speaking at …
Read More »Despite Media’s Bongo Depharaa To Host Sports Minister On UTV
Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah,The minister for youth and sports and also the member of parliament of atwima mponua Constituency will be hosted on UTV a subsidiary of Despite Media by award winning journalist David Ofori Osafo also known as Bongo Depharaa. Hon. Asiamah’s achievements as the sector Minister for …
Read More »Rights group condemns Cameroon protest crackdown
Campaign group Human Rights Watch has accused the Cameroonian government of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to “quell the right to assemble” ahead of protests planned for Tuesday. The opposition MRC/CRM party, whose leader Maurice Kamto maintains he was the rightful winner of the 2018 presidential election, is …
Read More »Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change
From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia. But extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks, a recent study …
Read More »NDC has data on omitted names in register – Afriyie Ankrah
The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah says the party has detailed reports on the number of names omitted in the voters’ register. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Ankrah said the party’s flagbearer, John Mahama called off his tour of the Bono Region for a …
Read More »Journalists urged to intensify reportage on cocoa sector
Journalists have been urged to intensify reportage on issues affecting the cocoa sector, Ghana’s largest foreign exchange earner, to ensure prompt action by stakeholders. Mr Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), said cocoa was a major contributor to Ghana’s …
Read More »‘Your incompetence is legendary’ – Mahama to EC
Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at the Electoral Commission (EC) over challenges facing the voter’s register exhibition. The EC is currently exhibiting the voter’s register ahead of the December polls. The exercise is fraught with several complaints as voters complain of their missing names among others. There is also an allegation …
Read More »Breaking: Former Bawku Central MP Adamu Sakande is dead
Adamu Dramani Sakande, a former Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has died in London after a persistent heart problem. The former MP, GhanaWeb gathers died on Tuesday evening. “Hon Adamu Dramani Sakande joins the land of the silence ones this evening in London. He was a great father and an uncle,” …
Read More »We boil frog-infested water until the animals die and use it for soup – Tortibo chief
The Dade Mantse of Tortibo, Mr Steven Teye, has said the people of the area, who rely on a frog-infested water source for domestic use, normally boil the fetched water until the amphibians die in it and then use it to prepare their soup. He told Kwame Appiah Kubi on …
Read More »Coronavirus burial team member tests positive, infects wife
Director of Greater Accra Metro Public Health Department, Florence Kuukyi has disclosed that a member of the COVID-19 burial team and his wife have tested positive for the virus. The public health director who spoke to 3FM on Tuesday, September 22, said the member and his spouse are self-isolating after contracting the …
Read More »Covid-19 Hits Hogbetsotso
This year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso-Za has been cancelled due to concerns for public health and safety following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hogbe Institute acceded to the postponement after consultation with the Local Organising Committee of the annual festival celebrated in the first week of November each year. It also has the …
Read More »Repeal the Discreditable “Sakawa” Agyapa Royalties Act Now – Ghanaian Professionals Abroad to Prez Akufo Addo
The outspoken mining engineer, mineral economist and former NPP-California, USA Deputy Secretary, Dr. Solomon Owusu has bemoaned that President Akufo Addo should rescind his decision on the unconscionable Agyapa Royalties deal and cancel it outright from parliament to save taxpayers in the country and future generations. According to Solomon, …
Read More »CalBank Implements Ecofridges Green On-Wage Financial Mechanism
Environmentally-friendly refrigerators and ACs will soon become widely accessible in Ghana through the Green On-wage (GO) financial mechanism under the ECOFRIDGES program with CalBank PLC. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and …
Read More »Ghana Football will be ready and prepared for a return – Kurt Okraku
GFA President, Kurt Okraku has stated that all safety measures would be taken to ensure the safety and welfare of footballers, officials, media and spectators before the resumption of the game at the end of October. A full timetable and schedule for 2020/21 GPL season would also be released …
Read More »Kotoko pledge GHS5,000 to Offinso accident victims
The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has pledged GHS5,000 to the Offinso accident victims. Mr Amponsah made the announcement on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, at the maiden press conference on his new management. The accident, involving about 34 young footballers of Africa Vision …
Read More »Court places another injunction on striking health workers
An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …
Read More »Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana – Odartey Lamptey reveals
Former Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana, Odartey Lamptey, a former Ghana forward has disclosed. Odartey Lamptey claims that Kwarasey rues the day he opted to play for Ghana instead of Norway. He told Ahomka FM that Kwarasey is harbouring pains over the treatment Ghana handed him in his short …
Read More »Russian cult leader who claims he’s Jesus reincarnation, arrested
A Russian cult leader, Sergei Torop who claims to be Jesus Christ in Siberia, has been arrested and detained by Russian troops Reports have it that Russian special forces in the early hours of Tuesday, September 22, staged a special operation to detain him. Sergei Torop – known as Vissarion …
Read More »US tells Kenya to publicly support Israel or forget free trade deal
The US wants Kenya to support Israel’s political and commercial interests, or forget a free trade deal (FTA) with the world’s biggest economy. This is one of a raft of conditions set in the ongoing FTA negotiations between Nairobi and Washington. The US has indicated in its objectives seen by …
Read More »Dr UN to bring Donald Trump to Ghana [Video]
Self-acclaimed ‘Dr’ Kwame Owusu Fordjour alias Dr UN has hinted of organising a grand event that will draw President of the United States, Donald Trump to Ghana. Dr Fordjour believes he has carved a niche for himself over the years based on which nobody can turn down an invitation from …
Read More »Wontumi, Abronye, Obiri Boahen Must Be Careful-Kennedy Agyapong Alerts
The Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi; the Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffle, alias Abronye DC, and the Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen have been cautioned to be on high alert for their personal safety. Three others including the Communications …
Read More »Woman falls from car while filming snapchat video
A woman fell out of a moving car on the M25 while leaning out of the window to film a video for Snapchat. She fell from the car into a “live lane” between junction six and the Clacket Lane Services at 01:30 BST, Surrey Police traffic officers tweeted. The woman …
Read More »Court orders EC to restore name of NDC PC on voters’ register
The High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to register and issue the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Cape Coast North, Kwamena Mintah Nyarko with a voter ID card. This follows a mandamus application filed by lawyers of the NDC parliamentary candidate after the Electoral Commission …
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